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Stroke Mechanics
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The racquet should stay level and continue to circle
around the body. It is important to follow through so that by the end of
your stroke, your hips should be facing the front wall and your racquet
head should have turned over and be facing the floor. The primary power
force comes from elbow preparation with the hip and leg drive becoming
secondary power sources.
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For the backhand, your arm
should reach towards the backwall (not behind the head) leaving the arm
slightly bent, in the shape of a bow. The elbow should be away from the
body and pointed towards the side wall. Make sure you release the
racquet with your free hand. Your weight should be shifted to your back
foot.
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Your shoulders and hips
should be facing the side wall, the elbow should lead transferring your
weight from your back foot to your front foot. Step forward setting your
lead foot at a 45 degree angle, allowing your hips to open up more
naturally. Point of contact should be off the front big toe, just as the
weight has transferred forward. The racquet head should once again be
extended outward, with the face square to the front wall and the frame
parallel to the floor.
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At contact, your wrist
should naturally snap. The stroke should continue towards the front
wall, staying on a level plane. Make sure your elbow stays level, lower
than the shoulder.
Source:
http://www.roygarcia.com/ymca/html/r-ball_tips.html
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